Computer Science Reconsidered The Invocation Model of Process Expression

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Contents of Computer Science Reconsidered eBook

• A Critical Review of the Notion of the Algorithm in Computer Science
• The Notion of the Algorithm in Mathematics
• The Advent of Computers
• Computer Science
• The Algorithm in Computer Science
• Conclusion
• References
• The Simplicity of Concurrency
• The Primacy of Sequentiality
• The Complexity of Concurrency
• The Demon of Indeterminacy
• The State Space Explosion
• Elusive Confidence
• Confusions
• The Roots of Apparent Complexity
• The Behavior of Mathematical Functions
• Re-establishing the Expression of Boundaries
• Composing Time Intervals
• The Simplicity of Sequentiality
• Symbolic Coordination
• Symbolically Expressing Data Flow Boundaries
• Logically Recognizing Data Flow Boundaries
• The Completeness Behavior of a Network of
• Enhanced Functions
• A New Symbolic Primitivity
• Ignoring NULL
• Coordinating Concurrent Networks
• The Self-coordinating Network
• Composing Cycles
• Partitioning a Concurrent Network
• Hierarchical Partitioning
• Lateral Partitioning
• The Simplicity of Concurrency
• The Complexity of Sequentiality
• Unavoidable Concurrency
• The Variety of Sequence
• The Irreversibility of Sequence
• The Necessary Expression of Memory
• The Necessary Expression of Control
• Conclusion
• A Question of Primitivity
• A Labyrinth of Concepts
• A Discord of Conceptual Views
• Illusions of Difficulty
• A Question of Philosophy
• References
• Dehumanizing Computer Science
• The Humans in Computer Science
• Eliminating the Humans
• The Engineering Human
• Eliminating the Human Engineer
• Eliminating the Conceiving Human
• Humanless Symbol Systems
• References
• Transcending the Variable
• The Variable in Mathematics
• The Variable in Computer Science
• The Confusion
• The Discontents
• A Competition of Mathematical Formalisms
• Process Expression as Association Relationships
• Transcending the Variable
• References
• The Invocation Model
• Thengs and Values
• Pure Value Expression
• The Mutual Association of Thengs
• The Value Transform Rule
• Value Differentiation
• Differentness as Limitation of Behavior
• Differentness as Ongoing Behavior
• Roman Numerals
• Expressional Completeness
• Pure Value Summary
• Association Expression
• The Behavior of Statically Associated Thengs
• Directionalizing the Resolution Behavior of
• Association Expressions
• Discretizing the Resolution Behavior of Association
• Relationships
• Summary of Discretization and
• Directionalization
• The Pure Association Expression
• Association Expression Summary
• The Spectrum of Expression
• The Search
• Association Search
• Association Search Failures
• Value Search
• The Value Transform Search
• Warp and Woof
• Summary
• Along the Spectrum
• The Example Process
• Place on the Spectrum
• Ignoring NULL
• Four Available Data Values
• Name Recognition
• Appreciation Behavior
• The Complete Expression
• Correspondence with Boolean Logic
• A Universal Four-Value Operator
• The Rotate Operator
• The Equality Operator
• The Assertion Operator
• The Priority Operator
• The Four-Value Expression with the Universal
• Operator
• The Expressivity of Operators
• Six Available Data Values
• Nine Available Data Values
• Fifteen Available Data Values: Pure Value
• Expression
• Three Available Data Values
• Two Available Data Values
• One Available Data Value
• Summary
• Composing Boundaries
• Boundaries of Completeness Behavior
• Association Boundaries
• Pure Value Boundaries
• Greater Composition
• Summary
• Coordinating Boundaries
• The Cycle
• Flow Coordination
• Integrated Coordination
• Level of Coordination
• Recovering Temporal and Spatial
• Alignment
• Generating Skewed Wavefront Flow
• Composing Coordination
• Nature’s Coordination
• Partitioning the Network
• Completeness Boundaries and Concurrent
• Behavior
• Hierarchical Partitioning
• Lateral Partitioning
• Mapping the Network
• Automatic Partitioning and Mapping
• Coordinating Pure Value Expressions
• The Pure Value Cycle
• Coordinating Cycles
• Integrating the Expression of Function and
• Coordination
• Associating Pure Value Expressions
• Coordination of Value Flow Among Pure Value
• Expressions
• Reusing Values
• The Last Association Boundaries
• Closing the Expression
• Pure Value Composition
• The Composition Hierarchy
• Summary
• Time and Memory
• Association Through Time
• Pipeline Memory
• Graphical Pipeline Representation
• Differential Pipeline Population
• The Feedback Ring
• Composition of Memories
• Patterns of Differentness in Time
• Patterns of Behavior in Time
• A Behavior Search
• Composition of Behavior Mappers
• Experience Memory
• Behavior Memory
• Recognition Memory
• A New Form of Expression
• The Expression of Memory
• The Expression of Time
• Whither Referent?
• The Arrogance of Bulk
• Whither Stability?
• A Greater Search
• The Goal
• Time and Memory in Pure Value
• Expression
• Summary
• Incidental Time
• Sequentialization of Associations
• Time–Space Trade-Off
• Reusing Operators
• Sequencing the Feedback Network
• A Final Merge
• Referential Expression
• The Transformed Nature of the Expression
• Commands in Memory
• Subexpressions and Iteration
• Indirect Addressing and Data Structures
• A Generally Confi gurable Expression
• The Conventional Synchronous Sequential
• Architecture
• New Notions of Expressivity
• Summary
• Points of View
• Number as Differentness
• Interaction of Numeric Differentness
• Projecting Numeric Differentness
• A Landing Eagle
• The Numeric View
• The Eagle’s View
• The Single-Digit Number
• Single-Digit Number Expressions
• Two Methods of Approximation
• Two Views of Expression
• The Eagle’s Answer
• Formalism Versus Form
• This Primitive—That Primitive
• The Stateless Primitive
• The State-Holding Primitive
• The Consequences
• Big Thengs—Little Thengs
• Nature’s Big Thengs
• Composition Strategies
• Observer—Participant
• Behaving Particles
• Observed Particles
• Observer and Participant
• Invisible Behaviors and Illusory Behaviors
• Complementary Chaos
• Complementary Order
• Chaotic Flow or Orderly Flow
• Asymmetric Points of View
• Finding a Point of View
• Slippery Words
• Summary
• Referential and Autonomous Process Expression
• Autonomous to Referential
• Primitive Expressivity
• Loss of Symmetry
• Meaning
• Process and Data
• Intermediate Memory
• Internal Models of Encountered
• Expressions
• Common Symbols
• Symbolic Processes
• Transcendent Expression
• Referential to Autonomous
• By Association Expression
• By Artifi cial Expression
• Economies of Referential Expression
• Hierarchical Parsimony
• Partitioning Uniformity
• Coordination Simplicity
• Resource Indifference
• Archetypal Referential Expression
• Elusive Essence
• A Chosen Standard
• Point of View
• Summary
• Referential of Autonomous
• The Internal Expression
• Sampling an Amoeba
• Referential to Autonomous
• Pure Value Referential Expression
• Continual Mapping of Referential to Autonomous
• Summary
• The Invocation Language
• The Nature of Symbol String Expression
• A Language of Association Relationships
• The Syntax Structures
• Lateral Composition: Place-to-Place
• Association
• Hierarchical Composition: The Invocation and
• Defi nition
• The Association of Invocation and Defi nition
• Abbreviated Forms of the Invocation and
• Defi nition
• The Comma
• Completeness Relations
• Full Completeness
• Mutually Exclusive Completeness Relations
• Conditional Completeness
• Arbitration Completeness
• Complex Completeness Relationships
• The Occasional Output
• Bundled Content
• Expression Structure
• Name Correspondence Search
• Scope of Correspondence Name Reference
• A Progression of Examples
• Imperative Form
• Functional Form
• Net List Form
• Longer Value Transform Rule Names
• Limited Set of Name-Forming Symbols
• More Available Content Values
• Pure Value Expression
• Another Pure Value Expression
• Pure Association Expression
• Another Pure Association Full-Adder
• Greater Composition: Four-Bit Adder
• Associated Invocations
• Nested Invocations
• Nested Defi nitions
• Structureless Expression
• Conditionality
• IF-THEN-ELSE
• IF-THEN
• Multi-way Conditionality
• Coordination Boundaries
• Invocation Boundaries
• Coordination Behavior
• Coordinating Boundaries
• Large Domains of Differentness
• Experience Memory
• Conditional Iteration
• Value Sequencer
• Code Detector
• A Control Program
• LFSR
• Summary
• Reflections
• In the Beginning
• The Root Problem
• The Labyrinth
• Exiting the Labyrinth
• Computer Gods
• What’s in a Name?
• The Invocation Model
• Composing Differentness
• The Cycle
• The Last Composition
• Nature’s Compositions
• Time and Memory
• The Arrogance of Bulk
• Incidental Time
• Points of View
• Referential and Autonomous Expression
• The Invocation Language
• Comparisons
• Models of Concurrency
• Petri Nets
• Data Flow
• Asynchronous Circuit Design
• Actors
• Connectionism
• Conclusion
• References